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http://www.iaaf.org/WJC10/news/kind=100/newsid=57749.html Note: The article above incorrectly states that women's 400 m hurdler Shiori Miki set a Japanese national record at the World Junior Championships. Miki's time of 57.35 broke her own junior national record but was nearly two seconds short of the Japanese national record. 2010 World Junior Championships - Top Results click here for complete results Men's 5000 m Final 1. David Kiprotich Bett (KEN) - 13:23.76 2. John Kipkoech (KEN) - 13:26.02 - PB 3. Aziz Lahbabi (MAR) - 13:28.92 - NJR ----- 7. Kazuto Nishiike (JPN) - 13:54.33 - PB (ranked 11th pre-race) 8. Akinobu Murasawa (JPN) - 13:59.66 (ranked 5th pre-race) Women's 400 mH Final 1. Katsiaryna Artsiukh (BLR) - 56.16 2. Vera Rudakova (RUS) - 57.16 - PB 3. Evonne Britton (USA) - 57.32 - PB ----- 4. Shiori Miki (JPN) - 57.35 - PB, NJR Men's 110 mH Semi-Final Heat One 1. Wataru Yazawa (JPN) - 13.57 - PB 2. Caleb Cross (USA) - 13.72 3. Mitchell Tysoe (AUS) - 13....

http://www.iaaf.org/WJC10/news/kind=100/newsid=57607.html Click here for complete results from Day Four . A summary of Japanese results: Japan's best chance for a gold medal in the Championships, sprinter Shota Iizuka , easily won his heat and semi-final in the men's 200 m. Click here for a photo of Iizuka in action . Jun Kimura made it through the heats but could not join Iizuka in the final. Kana Ichikawa advanced through the heats and semi-final in the women's 200 m to make the final rouond. Teammate Narumi Tashiro was eliminated in the heats. Takatoshi Abe won the second semi-final heat of the men's 400 m hurdles in 50.45. As in the heats his time was a season best and the fastest in the field. Shiori Miki won the third semi-final heat of the women's 400 m hurdles in 58.45, the second-fastest overall among the three heats. Genki Dean advanced through the men's javelin qualification round in 3rd, well ahead of his pre-competition ranking of 6th. Kenji M...